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Airlines with the most expensive excess baggage fees

Ranked by combined overweight + oversize surcharge, steepest first. These are the airlines where one heavy bag hurts the most.

#AirlineOverweight + oversize
1✈️ ITA Airways$362
2🦅 American Airlines$300
3🔺 Delta Air Lines$300
4🌺 Hawaiian Airlines$300
5🔵 JetBlue$300
6❤️ Southwest Airlines$300
7🌐 United Airlines$300
8✈️ China Eastern Airlines$280
9✈️ Hainan Airlines$280
10✈️ China Southern Airlines$250
11✈️ Copa Airlines$250
12🍁 Air Canada$200
13🏔️ Alaska Airlines$200
14✈️ Jeju Air$200
15🍁 WestJet$163
16🦅 Frontier Airlines$150
17🔵 Air Transat$146
18🔴 Air Serbia$135
19🌴 Allegiant Air$125
20☀️ Sun Country Airlines$120
21🟢 airBaltic$119
22✈️ LATAM Airlines$115
23🇮🇪 Aer Lingus$100
24🇬🇧 British Airways$100
25🇪🇸 Iberia$100
26🛫 Porter Airlines$78
27💙 Ryanair$78
28✈️ Saudia$78
29💛 Vueling$72
30✈️ Finnair$70
31🇸🇪 SAS (Scandinavian Airlines)$59
32✈️ flydubai$55
33✈️ Pegasus Airlines$54
34🟡 SunExpress$49
35💜 Wizz Air$49
36✈️ Virgin Australia$43
37✈️ Azul Brazilian Airlines$40
38🌊 Air Busan$37
39✈️ VivaAerobus$35
40🟣 flyadeal$33
41🐬 Air Seoul$30
42✈️ FlySafair$30
43🟢 flynas$27
44✈️ Peach Aviation$26
45✈️ Citilink$20
46🔵 TUI Airways$19
47✈️ Jetstar$17
48✈️ Eurowings$16
49✈️ Transavia$16
50✈️ Norwegian$15
51🦁 Thai Lion Air$10
52✈️ SpiceJet$8

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Generated from the verified data on each airline page. Fees change often and vary by route and fare — always confirm on the airline's official site before booking.